If President Trump decertifies the Iran nuclear deal, we will move into yet more uncertainty about its future. Even if Congress does not resort to a wholesale re-imposition of sanctions, we can expect heightened advocacy for containing what some believe to be Iran’s expansionist regional policy. …

The nomination of Nahua healer María de Jesús Patricio Martínez as a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in Mexico indicates that supporters of indigenous causes are moving toward an increasingly open electoral process in an effort to influence public discourse. …

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